Folkestone: A Potted History

Although Folkestone was a small fishing village on the English Channel coast for much of its time, it has witnessed many significant events in Britain’s history.
The Roman established trade routes from the settlement to the European continent, radiating throughout Britain. Successfully settled by the Saxons in later centuries, Christianity arrived through St Augustine and defenses built against Viking invaders. It later became a limb of the Cinque Ports. William the Conqueror gave the manor...